Sitemap - 2021 - Beyond The Garden Basics
Is Gravel Gardening Right For You?
159 Garden Resolutions. Heavenly Bamboo.
Backtiming Your Tomatoes. Apple Storage.
158 Life is Too Short To Put Up with a Problem Plant. The Holly
157 Composting Tips. The Cyclamen
Healthier Roots = More Productive Plants. Soil Moisture Meter Tips.
156 Heavy Rain vs. Garden Irrigation. Air Pruning. The Cotoneaster
155 Battling Bermudagrass. The Persimmon Tree.
Watch Your Step! Puncturevine Weed and Liquidambar Trees
154 Why Lawns? Puncturevine Control. Liquidambar Tree
BISSing Away the Day with Oxalis Weeds
153 Controlling Oxalis Weeds. The Ginkgo Tree.
Will Those Green Tomatoes Turn Red?
152 Green Tomato Ripening Tips. Mulch vs Roots. Mums
151 Harvesting Popcorn. All About Pumpkins.
Using POI and ATM to thwart garden problems.
150 Field Bindweed Control. Generator Safety Tips
Tips for Stronger Tomato Seedlings
149 Tomato Seedling Tips. The Marigold.
Bonus Garden Basics Newsletter for West Coasters: What to Do in the Yard Before the Big Storm Hits.
All About Persimmons. Lawn Reseeding Tips.
148 Lawn Reseeding Tips. Persimmons.
Salt Heliotrope: A Pretty, Invasive Weed You Don't Want
147 Salt Heliotrope weed. "Autumn Joy" Sedum. Water Trough Gardening
Is Fertilizing Houseplants Necessary?
146 Houseplant Fertilizers. No Beans?!?
Grow Your Own Popcorn (next year)
145 Harvesting Popcorn. Autumn Sage
Improve Your Soil with Less Work
144 Using Wood Ash in Your Garden. Easy Healthy Soil Tips.
Keep Your Pets Safe From Poisonous Plants
143 Wind vs. Your Garden. The Goldenrod.
Cut Flower Care. Watering Houseplants. Pokeweed.
142 Cut Flower Display Tips. How to Water a Houseplant
Nutgrass/Nutsedge Weed Control Tips
141 Controlling Nutgrass. The Michaelmas Daisy.
So, You Think You Want To Grow Avocados...
140 Avocados for Marginal Climates. How to Be a Better Observational Gardener.
139 Fall Organic Lawn Care Tips. The Gaillardia
138 Worm Bin Basics. Grape Varieties Worth a Try.
All About Aphids...and Aphid Control
137 Aphid Control Tips. Cool Season Vegs. The Petunia.
Hungry Gophers! Dying Cucumbers! But, Good News...
136 Battling Gophers. Cucumber Problems.
135 Easy Houseplants. Mulch Worries. The Gardenia.
What's Your Gardening Zone? Wildfire Smoke vs Your Plants.
134 Smoke vs Your Garden. Know Your USDA Zones. Plant Protection Preparation.
Controlling Japanese Beetles, Roses for Everyone!
133 Japanese Beetle Control Tips. The Oxblood Lily.
132 Veggie Overload? Slow to Grow Plants?
131 Grape Growing Tips. Carrot Varieties. The Autumn Daffodil, Sternbergia
Welcome to the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter!
The one room schoolhouse for learning about good gardening techniques.
130 Ease Fertilizing Chores with Fertigation
129 Cool Season Quick Maturing Vegetables. The Oleander. Pot Size Matters!
128 Straw Bale Gardening Basics. The Yezberry plant.
127 Summer Tomato Troubleshooting. The Naked Lady.
126 Jumping Worms! Human Food vs. Plants
125 Lavender. Crape Myrtle Tree. Harvesting and Storing Fruits and Vegetables
124 Mulching the Easy Way. Tomatillo pollination. Breaking Up Clay Soil and Hardpan.
123 Droopy Cucumbers. Dahlias. Butterfly Bush.
122 Summer Veggie Redo. Watering tips. Cover Crop Prep.
121 Mix Up Your Plants! Daylilies. Japanese Maples. Pine Needle Mulch.
120 How a Tree Works. Dahlia Rescue!
119 How to Grow Passion Fruit. The Golden Raintree.
118 Attracting Pollinators. Wasp: Friend or Foe? Mystery Fungus.
117 All About Smart Pots. The Asian Lotus Flower.
116 Less Water for Fruit Trees. Growing Citrus in Containers.
115 Firescaping. Plant of the Week: Hydrangeas.
114 Benefits of Crop Rotation. Working with Clay Soil.
113 Avocado Growing Tips. The Coral Yucca.
112 Does Mulch Rob Soil Nitrogen?
111 Tips for Establishing Low Water-Use Plants. The Smoke Tree. Tart Cherries.
110 Tomato Troubleshooter Part 2. Harvesting Garlic
109 Tomato Troubleshooter, 2021 Pt1. Feather Grass.
107 Worm Castings. Poppies. Supermarket vs Homegrown Nutrition
106 Should You Remove the First Tomato? White Knockout Apricot.
105 High Chill Apples for Low Chill Areas. Plant of the Week: Weigela
104 Fabulous Fruit Friday - The Shiranui Mandarin. Cicadas vs. Your Garden
103 Is Fish Fertilizer Safe? The Buckeye Tree.
102 Red Baron Peach. Tomatoes in the Shade?
101 Growing Sweet Potatoes. The Peruvian Lily.
100 Garden Basics Greatest Hits (So Far)
099 Ants in Pots. Rose History. Vacation vs. Your Garden
098 Scarlet Halo Peach. How Long to Water with Drip. Quick Salad Greens.
097 Grow Fig Trees from Cuttings. Protecting Plants From Heat. Zinnias. The Mock Orange shrub.
096 O'Henry Peach. Downsizing Fruit Trees. Why Thin Fruit.
095 Okra Growing Tips. Thwarting Rose Diseases. The Beauty Bush.
094 Blushing Pearl Columnar Peach. Damping Off Disease. Lumpy Lawns?
093 Tomato Transplanting Tips. Compost vs Mulch.
092 Honey Halo Nectarine. Visit to a Palm Tree Nursery. The Most Important Garden Task.
091 Potato Planting Pointers. Daphne
087 Hardy Palm Trees. Palm Transplanting Tips. Does Vitamin B-1 Help Your Plants?
086 The Golden Sweet Apricot on Fabulous Fruit Friday!
085 Tips for the Overheated Garden. Figs and Pomegranates. Shamrocks.
084 The Snack Time Donut Nectarine on Fabulous Fruit Friday!
083 Feed the Soil, Not the Plants. Snail, Slug Control Products Explained. Daffodils
081 Unusual Tasty Vegetables. Insectary Plants. Forsythia
080 Wildflower Planting Tips. Cleaning a Birdbath. White House Gardens.
079 Seed Starting Tips. Can You Reuse Potting Soil? Winter Jasmine.
078 Plant Partners Fight Pests. Fruit Tree Planting Depth.
077 Tackling Tree Roots. Pruning Advice. Wintersweet. Garden Gratitude.
076 Avoiding Overhead Watering. Raspberry and Grape Varieties. Shovel, Pruner Choices.
075 Tomato Preview, Part 2. Wild Boar Farms. Plant of the Week-Cornelian Cherry.
074 Tomato Variety Preview, Part 1. Tomato Terminology Explained. Trees vs. Storms.
073 How to Plant a Rose Bush. Why Cut Back Bare Root Trees? Plant of the Week: Holly.
072 Avoiding Gardeners' "Sophomore Slump"
071 Germinate Pepper Seeds Faster! Blackberries.
070 Are Those Old Seeds Still Good? Here's How to Tell. Grow tasty Pluots.
069 Protecting Succulents from the Cold (One Answer May Surprise You!)